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Chapter 62: Reining in the Precipice

Queen Guo's eyes wandered on Zhou Yang's face to her chest, unable to hide the increasingly rapid breathing sound.

In fact, Zhou Yang herself also wanted to know what this Lord of ** was thinking. Maybe she was really just curious about herself, maybe she was just having a leisurely thought.

So all the excuses became the reason why he kept standing still, allowing him to openly let the mature and prosperous woman in front of him touch him.

However, Queen Guo never crossed the track. Her slender fingertips hit Zhou Yang's chest and stopped immediately, saying angrily: "Does Prime Minister Zhou exercise your body continuously every day?"

Zhou Yang responded awkwardly: "It's not every day! He just occasionally hunts in the mountains, or competes with his subordinates in martial arts and practices swords."

Queen Guo asked softly with a blushing voice: "I really envy Prime Minister Zhou for having reached such a position today and still living such a free and comfortable life. I believe that I am always inseparable from the people's pursuit of happiness and beauty!"

Zhou Yang smiled bitterly and said, "I don't have this leisure time. Although there are not many wives and concubines in the mansion compared to other ministers, it is enough to teach me how to deal with it."

After saying that, I realized that I was a little rude, and these words were obviously very explicit.

If Queen Guo had no evil thoughts and was really just curious about his appearance, it would be like committing a death sentence.

Although Zhou Yang thought so in his heart, his body was still out of control.

Queen Guo was allowed to look at herself affectionately with beautiful eyes, but she never had the possibility of taking a step.

It seems that although this Lord of the **, he was able to cover the sky with only one hand and did not give in to Concubine Zhen, Concubine Zhen almost monopolizes Cao Pi, making the entire *** look so beautiful.

Even though Empress Guo was the mother of a country, she still has no son or half daughter.

This shows that his loneliness in the deep palace is indeed not as good as a common woman.

Now he has the opportunity to be with the whole person. Apart from Cao Pi, the only real man, another younger and stronger man, is the official wife of the current emperor.

Under the contradiction of being moved but being worried, I can only wander on the verge of cheating.

If Zhou Yang takes the initiative and uses some flirting methods, Empress Guo will immediately be punished regardless of everything.

But he didn't do it, nor did he dare to do it.

"If nothing else is going to happen, I want to take it back first." Zhou Yang finally defeated his emotions with reason, and also restrained the temptation of the femme fatale in front of him. He took a step back and said, "I will go to meet the emperor immediately, and will never disappoint the queen."

"Prime Minister Zhou..." Empress Guo looked reluctantly at Zhou Yang's slowly retreating figure, and finally sighed, "If possible, I hope Prime Minister Zhou can agree to something else in this palace."

"Please speak with Empress." Zhou Yang stopped and retreated.

"I haven't seen Xiao Dingzi for a long time. If you have the chance, please help Prime Minister Zhou summon him." The curtain was still echoing gently after Zhou Yang put it down. Queen Guo replied to the elegant and mysterious vague form, with a slightly humble tone, "I miss him very much!"

"If I have the opportunity to see Xiao Dingzi, I will definitely pass on the message on my behalf and I will leave."

Zhou Yang quickly finished speaking and finally withdrew from **.

However, the mood is still difficult to calm down for a long time. The moment when all men in the world were moved, I couldn't help but secretly be glad that I was suspended and stopped.

Now we should put the important matter first. After receiving the notification from the eunuchs around the emperor, we were taken to meet the saint.

At this time, Cao Pi was alone in the study of the side palace, waiting for the news brought by Zhou Yang.

As soon as Zhou Yang stepped into the study, he immediately knelt down and said, "I bow to the emperor."

Cao Pi waved his hand and left and left, and then said, "Prime Minister Zhou, please calm down! Come and talk, what has been investigated during this period?"

Zhou Yang disappeared from the plot of meeting with Queen Guo many times, and had reported every detail of Cao Rui's residence and the situation of going to Zhen Fei's place to get a letter of sachet, so this time I only made a brief description.

When Cao Pi asked about the third tiger and leopard cavalry, he obviously didn't even know about it.

Zhou Yang couldn't help but say in surprise: "When the late emperor entrusted his humble ministers alone, he didn't mention this matter. He always thought that the emperor should know."

Since Cao Pi ascended the throne, what he feared most was that his power was threatened.

In order to truly control the entire Wei State's political affairs and dynasty and achieve a veritable position as emperor, as soon as he became emperor, he immediately implemented a centralized policy.

Not only did he send more difficult local officials to trust in various places and strengthen his actual control over the national territory, but most importantly, he installed a confidant who firmly supported him before he was established by Cao Cao among the parties in the Luoyang court.

After the Red Cliff, Zhou Yang had just returned to Xudu and immediately became Cao Pi's first target to pull the cage, and Jia Xu had already been favored by him.

Facts also prove that no one of the characters Cao Pi looked for disappointed him.

However, in order to balance the strength of various factions, like Le Jin, Li Dian and other generals who were originally promoted by Zhou Yang and later became able to stand alone, continued to be sent far to Hefei to defend the Eastern Wu until their old age.

However, Zhou Yang took advantage of his understanding of history to secretly hide a powerful general like Pang De without letting him and Yu Jin die in the battle with Guan Yu.

Now, when Zhou Yang mentioned the third tiger and leopard cavalry, he didn't even know about it. Even the sachet letter from Concubine Zhen gave to King Chen, how could he not teach him that he was worried and immediately fell into deep thought.

Suddenly, Cao Pi sat back on the back of the chair. His hands and feet, which were originally just trembling, became even more serious at this time.

Zhou Yang asked in horror: "What's going on with the emperor?"

Cao Pi's eyes were like a torch and said in a deep voice: "Recalling Ziwen's tiger and leopard cavalry back to Luoyang immediately, as well as the army in Prime Minister Zhou's hands, must also enter the primary security state from now on, in case Luoyang changes."

Zhou Yang was stunned and said, "It's not that serious! Even if King Chen is really willing to make trouble, Weichen just needs to send someone to close the city gate, and he can't do anything! Could it be that he will forcefully attack the city?"

Cao Pi shook his head and said, "Since ancient times, all civil strife have been chaotic from the inside. What's the use of closing the city gate?"

Zhou Yang couldn't believe it: "Does the emperor suspect that there are King Chen in Luoyang?"

Cao Pi snorted coldly: "I have been very concerned about Zijian for a long time. Now Concubine Zhen actually sent a letter to send sachets on the open and threw them into the tiger talisman in secret. If it weren't for Zijian's people in the court, how could his tiger and leopard cavalry hide in the ** in batches, and why should he hide in the **?"

Zhou Yang was shocked. In fact, the so-called Cao Zhi person in Cao Pi was completely arranged by him and Empress Guo.

If Cao Pi knew about these things, I really don’t know what the consequences would be.

But its purpose is just to overthrow Concubine Zhen and satisfy Empress Guo's selfish desires.

In exchange, the two became in a collusion, intending to take control of the government after Cao Rui ascended the throne.

What is the difference between this and the Liang family's foreign relatives intervening in politics more than a hundred years ago during the reign of Emperor Heng of Han, and whether it would turn Wei into another corrupt and dark end of Han. It is still unknown.

Zhou Yang suddenly didn't know whether he was right or wrong in doing this. If Sima Yi had not agreed to him doing this, he would have explained everything to Cao Pi clearly at this time.

However, Cao Pi was so cruel to his younger brother and Concubine Zhen. It seemed that he would never be ruthless if he had any conflict with his interests.

It is impossible to be exceptional, including him, Zhou Yang.

"There are 5,000 tiger and leopard cavalry left by the late emperor, of which only 1,500 are in my hands, and Prime Minister Zhou also has 1,000, and there are 2,500 left. They have always been my biggest concern." Cao Pi said coldly, "It is also a key army that controls the confidential power of the imperial army. If Zijian is in control, Prime Minister Zhou thinks I can sit in this position for a long time?"

"Prince, please calm down. I would rather hand over the tiger palace of this tiger leopard cavalry to the emperor's control." Zhou Yang said sincerely, "I just hope that the emperor will take care of the dragon body."

Cao Pi's hands and feet trembled, but his expression disapproved: "I know that my brother-in-law has always been the most capable general of my Cao family. He can follow the late emperor and work hard from scratch until now. If even my brother-in-law doesn't trust me, I will be in vain. However, many things cannot be controlled by humans. Do brother-in-law understand?"

Zhou Yang felt that the situation was extremely inappropriate and couldn't help but guess: "Did the emperor have any hidden illness?"

Cao Pi said lightly: "The imperial physician has diagnosed me, and I may not have lived for the past two or three years."

Zhou Yang was shocked and said, "How is this possible? The emperor looked so lively before. If Mr. Jia had not died of old age, the three of us could still be drinking and singing on the boat! Why did Mr. Jia say such words not long ago?"

Cao Pi sighed: "When I had not succeeded before, I only felt that I could ride and shoot and drink, so I didn't care much about these things. However, since I ascended the throne, there have been many more eunuchs, palace maids and imperial physicians around me, and many cases that I didn't know were found during regular inspections."

Zhou Yang felt deeply touched when he heard this, and wasn’t this the same in the 21st century.

In that era when grassroots civilians could not afford to treat patients, everyone only knew to work hard to make a living.

Even if my body is obviously in some strange condition, I dare not go to the hospital for examination.

I was afraid that I could not afford it after knowing the result, which would increase my ideological pressure.

Unexpectedly, the same was true in this chaotic world. Even Cao Pi was so extraordinary. He was determined to fight for his successor, but even if he ascended the throne and became emperor in the end, he still could not escape the fate of potential illness.

Zhou Yang secretly decided in his heart that no matter how he protects himself, he would do his best to help him complete another stage of his dream before Cao Pi ended his life.
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